Port Clinton senior Brandon Moore is very much like tenacious former Redskin Jarrod Cox on the football field.

The arrival of five defenders didn’t mean the play was over, only that it would be that much more difficult to extend. Moore topped Cox’s program record for career all-purpose yardage at 5,800.

“He was always a huge role model,” Moore said of Cox, the multi-positional standout who continued his career at NCAA Division II power Grand Valley State University. “Breaking his record was very cool. I looked up to him my whole middle school career.

“It was nice to break his record and leave my mark on the program.”

While Cox often scrambled for survival on teams that struggled, Moore had a lot more help. Nathan Stubblefield, a three-phase standout who came up through the program with his quarterback, combined with Moore to establish 24 program records. Stubblefield set 16 of them himself. The pair helped bring a level of sustained success the Redskins football program hasn't seen. They were key cogs in Port Clinton's first two playoff trips and only winning seasons since 1990.

“It’s nice knowing the records we broke will be remembered together with the great seasons,” Stubblefield said. “When people think back on those seasons, our names will be remembered.”

Stubblefield holds program records for single-game receptions (12), receiving yards (213) and kickoff return yards (193) and single-season receiving yards (865). He had 20 touchdown catches in his career, including nine in one season for two more.

Stubblefield’s 266 points – his favorite – and 946 kickoff return yards established program marks. He returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to set two records and tie another.

Stubblefield’s 1,766 career receiving yards are second all-time. He had 103 receptions in his career and three touchdown catches in one game tied another record.

Stubblefield’s 10 field goals and 80 extra points established career marks. He kicked nine extra points in a game, 37 extra points in a season and six field goals in a season, including boots for the final margin in wins over Huron and Perkins as a senior for two more.

“It just shows what type of player he is,” Moore said. “I had the two best receivers in the league to throw to. He made plays no matter where the ball was thrown. It made my job a lot easier.”

Moore endured, made major strides

Moore established program records for career passing touchdowns, season and career completion percentage, season touchdown passes, season passing yards and single-game and season all-purpose yards.

“It shows how much hard work he put in from his sophomore year to his senior year,” Stubblefield said. “He struggled at times as a sophomore and got so much better. He throws perfect balls.

“He can move on his feet and give us time to get open for him.”

Despite suffering shoulder and ankle injuries during the season, Moore completed 85 of 141 passes for 1,260 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior. He added 401 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 75 carries.

“Brandon is a true dual-threat quarterback,” coach Beau Carmon said. “He would fit great in any system because he is very tough. Brandon is not given enough credit for his arm. He has a strong arm with great accuracy on all types of throws.”

Stubblefield also missed games as a senior because of multiple injuries. He was honorable mention all-Ohio and first-team all-Northwest District as a junior.

Moore remembered a 70-yard touchdown run in a victory over nemesis Perkins as a junior as a career highlight. Stubblefield and Moore each will never forget their victory over Oak Harbor as seniors.

Stubblefield recalls a play that typifies the bond between the two best friends.

“The outside linebacker blitzed,” Stubblefield said of a touchdown catch in a win over Conneaut in 2014. “I just yelled, 'Brandon.' He didn’t even look. He just threw it and hit me right in stride. I went about 60 yards. Broke a couple tackles.”

The pair started playing basketball together in the third grade.

“We’ve built a connection,” Moore said. “We don’t have to tell one another to do something. We know. Defenses weren’t ready sometimes because we could change the play on our own and run our own play.”

Stubblefield and Moore also developed a special relationship with Carmon. Port Clinton was winless Carmon’s first year with Moore behind center but beat Perkins each of the next two years and Huron and Genoa once each.

“I liked him from the start,” Moore said. “We’ve been through the ups and downs together."